Category Archives: Fifth Point Origins

We’re Opening Soon! It’s been a while since our last blog post – and there’s a very good reason for that! In 7 short weeks we’ve gone from an empty husk of a building to something that is very nearly Your Dream Dive Centre. We’re a couple of weeks away from opening and we’ll […]

We’re Building Your Dream Dive Centre James and Nic have always known what their dream dive centre would look like. Back in 2016 they asked you to describe your dream dive centre. There were two very important reasons for this fact-finding mission: 1. They needed to know that their own vision matched with the […]

A lot of people ask us where “The Fifth Point” came from… Coming up with a name for a new business is not as easy as it sounds. It’s not just a name. It must be memorable and catchy – after all it’s got to stand out from all the other diving centres in the […]

In case you missed it… Nic was live on Koast Radio this morning! Click through to hear her talk about diving in the UK, why environmental protection is so important and dispel some common myths about marine life! Koasts Mind Your Own Business Show – Interview With Nic Emery From Fifth Point Diving […]

Nic recently featured in a podcast with Business Radio Click through to hear her 60 second pitch and talk about her love of UK diving, setting up a new business and being a chiclet at Entrepreneurial Spark. Nic Emery Does Her One Minute Pitch On The Fifth Point The North East’s industry leading Diving Centre.

It takes a lot of guts to leave your family and friends behind to pursue your dreams. I had a good job in a lovely school. I had options for progression and I was making decent money. However, I was adamant that I wanted to give it all up to become a beach bum. Read the first part of […]

My love of diving started over a decade ago. I took my Open Water Course in Egypt in 2005 and from the moment I blew my first bubbles, I knew I was going to be an instructor. It took me a long time to get there, though. I’m ashamed to say that before I reached […]